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-- Between 2 skies2017., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: HISTORICAL FICTION OSU Edition: 1st ed. 2017. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Bayou Perdu, a tiny fishing town way, way down in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, is home to sixteen-year-old Evangeline Riley. She has her best friends, Kendra and Danielle; wise, beloved Mamere; and back-to-back titles in the under-sixteen fishing rodeo. But, dearest to her heart, she has the peace that comes only when she takes her skiff out to where there is nothing but sky and air and water and wings. It's a small life, but it is Evangeline's. And then the storm comes. And everything changes. Amid the chaos and pain and destruction comes Tru--a fellow refugee, a budding bluesman, a balm for Evangeline's aching heart. This novel asks compelling questions about class and politics, exile and belonging, and the pain of being cast out of your home. But, perhaps above all, this is a gently woven love story, difficult to put down, impossible to forget."--Publisher.
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[2018]., General, Roaring Brook Press Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC MARSH Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Fourteen-year-old Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and thirteen-year-old Max, an American boy, are bound by a secret that sets them on the adventure of a lifetime"--
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[2018]., Adolescent, Dundurn Call No: SPORTS FIC NEL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Fifteen-year-old Sadia Ahmadi is passionate about one thing: basketball. Her best friend Mariam, on the other hand, wants to get noticed by the popular crowd and has started de-jabbing, removing her hijab, at school every morning. Sadia's mom had warned her that navigating high school could be tricky. As much as she hates to admit it, her mom was right. When tryouts for an elite basketball team are announced, Sadia jumps at the opportunity. Her talent speaks for itself. Her head scarf, on the other hand, is a problem; especially when a discriminatory rule means she has to choose between removing her hijab and not playing"--Amazon.
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Ã2016., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: Young Adult FIC MIL Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Alice is fifteen, with hair as red as fire and skin as pale as bone. Something inside Alice is broken: she remembers words but struggles to speak them. Still, Alice knows words are for sharing, so she pins them to posters in tucked-away places: railway waiting rooms, fish-and-chip shops, quiet corners. Manny is sixteen, with a scar from shoulder to elbow. Something inside Manny is broken: he was once a child soldier, forced to do terrible, violent things. But in a new land with new people who will care for him, he spends time exploring on foot. And in his pocket, he carries a poem he scooped up. And he knows the words by heart. When Manny and Alice meet, their relationship brings the beginning of love and healing."--OCLC.
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2018., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: Realistic FIC Millard Edition: First U.S. edition. Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Alice, a fifteen-year-old mute girl, is obsessed with words, knowing that they are beautiful and are for sharing. Manny, a sixteen-year-old boy, has a scar from his shoulder down to his elbow--a relic from his days as a child soldier. When Manny finds a poem written by Alice, he knows he must find her--and if they find each other, their relationship may bring them the beginning of love and healing.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Annick Press Call No: HISTORICAL F SAE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Growing up in Aleppo, Yara's childhood has long been shadowed by the coming revolution. But when the Arab Spring finally arrives at Yara's doorstep, it is worse than even her Nana imagined: sudden, violent, and deadly. When rescuers dig Yara out from under the rubble that was once her family's home, she emerges to a changed world. Her parents and Nana are gone, and her brother, Saad, can't speak--struck silent by everything he's seen. Now, with her friend Shireen and Shireen's charismatic brother, Ali, Yara must try to find a way to safety. With danger around every corner, Yara is pushed to her limits as she discovers how far she'll go for her loved ones--and for a chance for freedom. Crafted through the focused lens of Jamal Saeed's own experiences in Syria and brought to life with acclaimed author Sharon E. McKay, Yara's Spring is a story of coming of age against all odds and the many kinds of love that bloom even in the face of war. Black-and-white interior drawings by award-winning illustrator Nahid Kazemi lend vivid detail to the novel"--From the publisher's web site.
